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The Story of: Le Tour de
France combines a written
history and a living
museum exhibit. The
carefully researched
historical text on the
tour weaves its way
through the pages, while
simultaneously showing
why it is such a
compelling annual event.
Uniquely, this book
contains superb items of
removable facsimile
memorabilia slipped into
the pages, plus
photographs some that
have never been seen
before that bring this
book to life while
showing other personal
items from long forgotten
Tours.
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Enter the timeless realm
of all things Celtic. As
a comprehensive A-Z guide
to Celtic history and
culture, the latest
instalment of the
best-selling Element
Encyclopaedia series
tells the stories of this
grand people and their
way of life, including
heroic gods and
goddesses, incredible
myths and legends and
everyday lives through
engaging text and
illuminating maps and
illustrations. From their
iron-age beginnings
through to the
present-day Diaspora and
encompassing Celtic
culture, politics,
religion and society,
this encyclopaedia gets
to the very heart of
Celtic origin and
meaning. Entertaining and
authorative, The Element
Encyclopaedia of the
Celts delves deep into
the cultural and mythical
background that even
today continues to draw
so many to claim their
Celtic roots.
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When it comes to the
wonderful moment of
choosing your
childs name, there
can be an infinite number
of possibilities. With
the A-Z of Baby Names,
you will have no problem
finding that special name
that feels right for your
child. With an extensive,
easy to use alphabetical
listing for both genders,
along with a free
notepad to help you jot
down the names that stand
out to you, this book
will ensure that the
naming of you baby is
both special and
enjoyable.
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The Pocket Rough Guide
Amsterdam is your
essential guide to the
Netherland's capital;
covering all the key
sights, hotels,
restaurants, shops and
bars you need to know
about. Slim, stylish and
utterly pocketable, it
comes with a full-colour
pull-out map to help you
find your way around -
the only map of its kind
to be marked with every
single listing from the
guide. The easy-to-use
Pocket Rough Guide
Amsterdam includes brand
new itineraries and a
Best of Amsterdam section
picking out the
highlights you won't want
to miss, plus detailed
listings to guide you
from the city's
chilled-out coffeeshops
to its liveliest
nightclubs and finest
hotels. Whether you have
a few days or a week to
fill, The Pocket Rough
Guide Amsterdam will help
you make the most of your
trip.
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This acclaimed BBC
adaptation of Crime and
Punishment remains
faithful to Fyodor
Dostoevsky's classic
novel. Set in St
Petersburg in the second
half of the 19th century,
the psychological
thriller tells of a
desperate young murderer
caught in a web of his
own guilt. Rodya
Raskolnikov is a
poverty-stricken student
living among the fetid
alleyways and crumbling
tenements of St
Petersburg. Intense and
highly intelligent,
Raskolnikov believes he
is among a class of men
destined for greatness
and as such is permitted
to breach 'normal' moral
values. He decides to
test his courage and
integrity by killing a
pawnbroker, a mean old
woman whom he is sure
nobody will miss. The
murder, however, only
serves to draw
Raskolnikov into a
nightmare world in which
he is dogged by guilt,
paranoia and alienation.
Faced with the wily
investigator Porfiry,
who sets up a complex
series of traps,
encounters and
conversations, can
Raskolnikov escape his
own conscience or the
seemingly inevitable
punishment?
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MAC's annuals have been
delighting Daily Mail
readers, and MAC fans,
for the past decade,
tickling their funny
parts with his famous
cultural sideswipes and
hilarious satirical stabs
at the government,
international events and
the world at large. In
2012, even though the
world has changed
considerably, MAC
continues unabated in his
quest for comedy gold
stars, poking gentle fun
at all the year's
hilarious headlines and
wicked news stories. What
will be in this year's
book? You'll have to buy
it to find out!
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?A brave, sensitive and
observant account of
Zimbabwes tragedy,
exposing the cruelty of
Mugabes regime and
the remarkable courage of
those who have defied it?
In mid-2008, after
thirty years of
increasingly tyrannical
rule, Robert Mugabe lost
an election. Instead of
conceding defeat, his
supporters launched a
brutal campaign of terror
? Zimbabweans called it,
simply, The Fear. Peter
Godwin travels, at
considerable risk, to
see the havoc raging at
the heart of his country,
but what emerges from
the brutality are the
heartbreaking tales of
resistance and survival,
the astonishing moments
of humour and goodwill,
and the unforgettable
characters who will not
be subdued. ?A
beautifully written
chronicle of his journey
through his ravaged but
still achingly beautiful
homeland? Independent ?An
important book detailing
the violent realities,
the grotesque injustices,
the hunger, the
sadness, and a portrait
of Mugabe, the tyrant
who is the cause of it
all?.
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Whatever our faith,
angels hold a special
place in our hearts as
spiritual beings that can
bring us comfort,
inspiration, hope and
assistance. Angel
Inspirations celebrates
the imaginative potency
of angels in different
traditions around the
world and shows how
everyone can harness
their mystic and mythic
power to bring about
beneficial changes in
their lives, using
techniques such as
creative visualization
and positive affirmation.
Richly furnished with
fascinating and
illuminating"ations
from scriptures and other
sources, and beautifully
illustrated, Angel
Inspirations is a superb
book for all who respond
to the beauty of the
celestial spirit.
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As a young schoolboy,
David Essex dreamed of
becoming a professional
footballer, and was
signed up by his beloved
West Ham United, but as
a teenager he developed a
passion for music which
set him on a very
different path, and
ultimately led to
superstardom. It wasn't,
however, an easy start.
Scraping a living on the
edges of show business
was a hard slog, and he
endured many
disappointments. Then
aged 23, he went along
to an audition for a new
musical called Godspell
and won the role of Jesus
that was to shoot him to
fame. Within a year he
was starring in smash hit
film, That'll Be the
Day, and had written and
recorded his first number
one single 'Rock On'. It
was the start of Essex
Mania, and a long
journey of undreamt of
adventure. From Godspell
to Eastenders it's been
an amazing life. This
riveting autobiography
tells the full incredible
story.
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Appearing on numerous
'Best Dressed' lists in
2010 - in Marie Claire,
The Guardian, Company
and Heat among others -
style icon Dannii Minogue
is a role model to women
everywhere. In Dannii: My
Style she shares her
fashion wisdom and
personal style secrets,
all gloriously
illustrated with stunning
photos of Dannii as she
dresses to impress. This
must-have style bible
helps you learn to love
the way you are,
focusing on ways to
accentuate the positive,
and covers everything
from great hair and
glowing skin to make-up
and healthy eating.
Dannii shares her tips on
red carpet looks and what
to wear for every
occasion, and offers
advice on dressing for
your shape and choosing
the right accessories.
Dannii: My Style is an
inspirational guide to
making the most of what
you've got and looking
your best.
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Albert Einstein is
synonymous with genius.
From his remarkable
theory of relativity and
the famous equation E=mc2
to his concept of a
unified field theory, no
one has contributed as
much to science in the
last century. As well as
showing how Einstein
developed his theories.
This book reveals the man
behind the science, from
his early years and
thought experiments in
Germany, to his
marriages and children,
his role in the
development of the Atomic
Bomb and his work for
Civil Rights groups in
the United States.
Drawing on new research
and documents only
recently made available,
this book also includes
items of rare facsimile
memorabilia, to show you
more than Einstein's
groundbreaking theories.
Documents include:
postcard sent to Einstein
by Mileva Maric, before
she became his first
wife; a letter written by
Fritz Haber in 1911 to
Einstein as he worked on
his General Theory of
Relativity; the telegram
sent by Hendrick Lorentz,
informing Einstein that
his theory of deflection
of light by the sun had
been confirmed. This
confirmed Einstein's
principle of relativity;
and, the letter Einstein
wrote to President
Roosevelt in 1939 warning
him of the possibility
that Germany could
develop an atomic bomb.
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If you have a seriously
sweet tooth, this is the
perfect cookbook for you!
Simply flick through
these pages to find over
100 recipes for all
manner of sweet
sensations. Whether you
fancy a gooey chocolate
brownie for a
mid-afternoon snack or
are looking for a
decadent dessert for a
special occasion, you
are sure to find a recipe
to satisfy those sugar
cravings.
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A History of the World in
100 Weapons tells the
stories of the hundred
definitive weapons whose
effects have been the
most revolutionary,
changing the way war is
waged and the very world
we live in. From the
gladius of ancient Rome
to the AK-47, all one
hundred are revealed in
an array of sumptuous
colour photographs and
contemporary images.
Compiled with the
assistance of some of the
leading military
historians, this volume
reveals not only the
weapon itself but who
wielded it and where,
clearly explaining the
blow-by-blow advance of
military technology and
expertise across the
ages.
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Renowned designer John
Loecke offers 36 projects
that combine the rich
color, texture, and
shape of grosgrain ribbon
to create delightful
living spaces and
accessories that burst
with personality.
Durable, pliable,
machine washable, and
available in a wide
assortment of colors and
patterns, grosgrain
ribbon is the ultimate
embellishment.
Award-winning designer
John Loecke shows you how
to use this accessible,
inexpensive trim to
create unique accents for
your home and wardrobe.
John Loeckes
Grosgrain Style offers 36
elegant, quick-to-create
projects, including: ? a
practical and pretty
ribbon rug for the living
room ? bedding bedecked
with grosgrain for a
one-of-a-kind look ?
grosgrain wall treatments
that add whimsy to a
childs bedroom ?
dressed-up dish towels
that bring color to the
kitchen ? table linens
enhanced with stylish
trim for the dining room
? cheerful
grosgrain-inspired
makeovers for canvas
sneakers, cotton tote
bags, and more John also
shares tips for choosing
colors, patterns, and
top-notch tools for
working with ribbon. John
Loeckes Grosgrain
Style shows you how to
use the simple beauty and
texture of grosgrain to
add color to your life.
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War on the Home Front
takes you through the
many facets of wartime
Britain: from the Phoney
War to the devastation of
the Blitz; from the Home
Guard and the Land Girls
to the invasion of the
Channel Islands and from
evacuation and rationing
to code-breaking and the
eventual victory
celebrations. With 100
illustrations and 10
removable documents, it
offers a unique
perspective of the era.
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Take the journey through
the mysterious world of
ghosts, poltergeists and
haunted places. Discover
the history, folklore,
and scientific evidence
surrounding paranormal
phenomena - from spirits
and poltergeists to ghost
hunters and mediums. Lift
the veil on a world of
supernatural mysteries,
ghost stories and
chilling tales of
hauntings all over the
world. With information
to intrigue and fascinate
both believer and
sceptic, this is an
indispensable map of the
paranormal world.
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Sigmund Freud is known as
the "Father of
Psychoanalysis", and
without him and his work,
we would not understand
ourselves as well as we
do. His development of
techniques such as the
"talking cure", free
association and the
interpretation of dreams
revolutionized our
understanding of our own
subconscious. With the
inclusion of over 170
images and at least 15
facsimile documents,
Explorer of the Mind
details this great man's
life and examines how he
developed the theories
for which he became
famous, as well as
revealing his struggles
with his own neuroses and
his desperate attempts to
use his own techniques to
understand himself.
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Jams, pickles, curds,
preserves, chutneys,
marmalades and relish for
the modern kitchen. Now
you can eat seasonal
specialties all year
round, and use
easy-to-follow recipes to
keep your store cupboard,
fridge and freezer
packed full of
flavoursome preserves.
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From the cold beaches to
picnics in cars,
pantomimes with men
dressed as women to punch
and Judy cream tea to
extravagant royal
weddings - The Very Best
of British portrays the
quintessential British
attitude, in an
affectionate and
light-hearted manner, as
only the British can look
at themselves. This is a
collection of all thing
quirky about Britain and
the Brits - be prepared
to smile wryly.
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Daniel Day-Lewis: The
biography is a wonderful
portrait of a man of many
contradictions and
includes a look at his
personal accomplishments
and turbulent personal
life. We learn of the
many romantic links to
his beautiful co-stars,
details of his marriage
to Arthur Miller's
daughter, Rebecca, and
the domestic happiness he
has finally discovered.
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Every recipe tells a
story, and every family
has one - a recipe that
tugs at your
heartstrings, makes you
laugh, brings back
memories and sums up all
that's great about food:
its ability to delight
our senses, bring people
together and spread joy
and happiness. Food
Glorious Food the
official book
accompanying this major
new ITV series presented
by Carol Vorderman - is
crammed full of these
heart-warming and
delicious recipes. Packed
full of dishes from
ordinary members of the
public, who fought their
way through the regional
heats and into the
finals, the book
features the food that we
all love to cook and want
to know how to cook. But
each recipe has so much
more to offer than just a
list of ingredients and a
set of cooking
instructions, because
each one is accompanied
by the inspiring story of
its creation. With over a
100 recipes included,
this cook book presents a
wide range for any food
lover, encompassing old
favourites like Yorkshire
Puddings, Cornish
Pasties, Corned Beef &
Bacon Hotpot and Bakewell
Tart, alongside new and
inventive fusions of
flavours that simply have
to be tasted. Some dishes
incorporate quirky twists
- like an extra
ingredient that was
originally added by
mistake - while other
recipes stick to
time-honoured techniques,
handed down through
multiple generations of
the same family. Food
Glorious Food is the
definitive guide to the
UK's best recipes,
written for the people of
Great Britain, by the
people of Great Britain.
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From ASBOs to
superheroes... Misfits
follows five teenagers on
community service who get
caught in a freak storm
and develop superpowers.
Hard-as-nails Kelly can
suddenly hear people's
thoughts, shamed
sporting star Curtis
discovers he has the
ability to turn back time
when he regrets
something, party girl
Alisa can send people
into a sexual frenzy when
they touch her skin,
Rudy can split into two
people and painfully shy
Simon can make himself
invisible when he feels
he's being ignored. These
aren't your conventional
superheroes with capes
and tights. Our misfits
have ankle tags and
criminal records, and
soon discover what a
nightmare life can be
when you're lumbered with
a super power you don't
want... Full-colour and
brimming with
never-seen-before photos
and too-rude-for-TV
cartoons and
illustrations, this book
will provide you with
everything you ever
wanted to know about
MISFITS but were too
afraid you'd get
headbutted to ask.
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The Rough Guide to
Morocco is the ultimate
travel guide to this
African Kingdom with
clear maps and detailed
coverage of all the best
Moroccan attractions.
From the labyrinthine
streets of Fes to troupes
of barbary apes,
striking mosques and
vibrant arts and crafts,
discover Morocco's
highlights inspired by
dozens of colour photos.
Find detailed coverage of
the must-see sights and
practical advice on
getting around the
country whilst relying on
up-to-date descriptions
of the best bars, clubs,
shops and restaurants
for all budgets, as well
as the best accomodation
from cheap hotels,
deluxe hotels, riads,
quiet hideaways and
mountain lodges. The
Rough Guide to Morocco
includes three
full-colour sections on
Moroccan architecture,
Crafts and souvenirs and
Festivals and music and a
crucial language section
with basic words,
phrases and handy tips
for pronunciation. You'll
find up-to-date
information on excursions
around the country, from
the Saharan oases to the
High Atlas mountains.
Explore every corner of
Morocco with detailed
maps and expert
background on everything
from Moroccan story
telling to Moroccan
wildlife. Make the most
of your holiday with The
Rough Guide to Morocco
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When you're ill, your GP
can only do so much to
help you recover - the
rest is up to you. Thanks
to 1, 001 Great Ways To
Get Better, you needn't
feel helpless or alone.
This comprehensive
reference book is packed
with medically-approved
tips for the day-to-day
care of every common
illness and condition.
Remember, illness and
injury can strike at any
time - when they do,
make sure you have this
invaluable book to hand
for a speedy return to
health.
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You've devoured the Fifty
Shades Trilogy. Now
experience a place like
no other in the... House
of Decadence At
twenty-three, Megan
Stewart feels that there
should be more to life
than working in a
library, so she answers
an advert for a post in a
country house - and
discover what she has
been missing. Handsome
Fabrizio Balocchi is far
from this Tuscan home and
feeling bored. But he
instinctively knows that
Megan will be a natural
player in his games of
domination and step by
step, he leads her into
a darker world, a world
where pleasure is mixed
with pain. Now Megan must
decide how far she is
willing to go in order to
stay in Fabrizio's house
of decadence.
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Throughout the East there
runs a legend of a great
mountain at the centre of
the world, where four
rivers have their source.
Charles Allen traces this
legend to Western Tibet
where there stands
Kailas, worshipped by
Hindus and Buddhists
alike as the home of
their gods and the navel
of the world. Close by
are the sources of four
mighty rivers: the sacred
Ganges, the Indus, the
Sutlej and
Tsangpo-Brahmaputra. For
centuries Kailas remained
an enigma to the outside
world. Then a succession
of remarkable men took up
the challenge of
penetrating the hostile,
frozen wastelands beyond
the Western Himalayas,
culminating in the great
age of discovery, the
final years of the
Victorian era. A Mountain
in Tibet is an
extraordinary story of
exploration and high
adventure, full of the
excitement and colour.
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A golfer loved for his
courage and charisma,
Darren Clarke has the
crowds behind him. They
know he is a warm, funny
raconteur who likes a
Guinness, who both works
hard and plays hard. More
important, they know
that this man pulled
himself up by his
bootstraps, having lost
his wife Heather to
cancer, to triumph at
the 2006 Ryder Cup. Just
days before the start of
the 2011 Open at Royal St
George's, Darren's game
had once again deserted
him, leaving him
'putting like a man with
blurred vision'. A month
before his 43rd birthday
he was not in a good
place. But Heather was
'watching from above',
the crowd were roaring
him on, golf guru Dr Bob
Rotella was telling him
to 'go unconscious' - and
something sparked inside
him. The rest is golfing
history. Born in
Dungannon, Northern
Ireland, Darren caddied
for his golf course
greenkeeper father,
turning pro in 1990. He
has played in four
victorious Ryder Cup
sides and beat his close
friend Tiger Woods in the
36-hole final of the 2000
WGC-Andersen Consulting
Match Play. In 2002 he
became the only player to
win the English Open
three times. In An Open
Book he speaks candidly
about fellow-players,
coaches and golfing
psychologists; about how
he was bullied at school,
narrowly missed and IRA
bomb and eventually set
up a foundation to
develop junior golf in
Ireland; and about how he
found personal happiness
again, marrying Alison
Campbell in April 2012.
Most vividly of all, he
takes the reader down
those rainswept fairways
to the ecstasy of that
final putt when, at his
20th attempt, he lifted
the silver claret jug.
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Claire Richards is loved
by women everywhere for
her warm and genuine
personality. Now she
writes with incredible
honesty about her life,
taking us from the
bullied schoolgirl who
dreamed of performing at
Wembley to finding
stardom with Steps. But
behind her bright smile,
she was hiding heartache.
She reveals the secrets
of the music industry and
what it's really like to
be in a band at the top
of their career, from
the pressure to stay thin
to the backstage rows.
She describes how the
stress of her affair
caused her to stave
herself, making her ill.
Then, as the Steps dream
crumbled around her, she
explains why she and
fellow bandmate H
controversially resigned.
Claire also opens up
about why her first
marriage to Steps dancer
Mark didn't last, and
how she sank into
depression, gaining
weight and losing all
self-esteem. Somehow,
she had gone from a
skinny blonde to 'that
fat girl from Steps'.
Thankfully, finding love
with her second husband
Reece got her back on
track - he didn't care
about her size; he just
wanted Claire. Now
happily married with toe
kids, she's put the
years of yo-yo dieting
behind her and learned to
accept her body. But how
will she cope when the
Steps Reunion tour
thrusts her back in the
spotlight? Entertaining,
touching and funny, All
of Me is sure to appeal
to many of Claire's fans.
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Stitch your way through
the nine months of
pregnancy - and have the
best-dressed baby on the
block! Whether you
already love knitting,
or are eager to learn to
knit so you can whip up
adorable outfits for your
soon-to-arrive baby, The
Expectant Knitter is the
perfect companion for all
stages of your pregnancy.
Sharing 30 projects
arranged by trimester
(simpler patterns for the
first and third, when
fatigue or discomfort may
get in the way of nimble
knitting and more
ambitious patterns for
the feel-good second),
Marie Connolly also
offers practical tips and
information about your
pregnancy and your baby.
At each step - and stitch
- of the way, you'll
find reminders to take
your folic acid, helpful
hints on which tests to
get when, instructions
on how to properly
swaddle an infant, and
suggestions for combating
morning sickness. Youll
learn to knit beautiful
pieces like a Knitted
Pinwheel Quilt, a
Cashmere Romper,
Alphabet Block Toys,
socks, bibs and much
more. The ultimate
knitters guide to
pregnancy, The Expectant
Knitter is a treasure of
delightful patterns that
will make for beautiful
keepsake items, enhanced
by sidebars with sound
information on the growth
of your baby at each
stage.
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On 4 August 2012 Jessica
Ennis kicked off what
some described as the
greatest night in British
sporting history. For her
it was the end of a long,
winding, and sometimes
harrowing road. Nobody
was under more pressure
at the London Olympics
than 'the face of the
Games'. Yet Jessica
delivered the heptathlon
gold medal, and the huge
outpouring of relief she
showed afterwards hinted
at the roller-coaster
journey she had been on.
Behind the smiles and
politeness, Jessica has
endured much. Bullied at
school for being small,
she proved to critics and
rivals alike that size
really didn't matter.
Hers is an inspiring tale
of following your dreams
no matter what life
throws at you. In 2008
Jessica thought her
career might be over when
she was injured on the
eve of the Olympic Games
in Beijing. But she
overcame this setback to
rebuild her career and
technique, becoming the
world and European
champion in successive
years. Her biggest test
was yet to come, though,
when her rivals
overhauled her in the
build-up to London.
Unbelievable is a
refreshingly candid
account of her rise to
fame in a highly charged
world in which body image
issues and drug abuses
lurk. From the unique
pressures facing her, to
behind-the-scenes
glimpses into the
greatest show on earth,
and a revealing account
of her love-hate
relationship with her
long-term coach, Jessica
reveals the truth behind
the smiles for the first
time. Unbelievable
includes exclusive
behind-the-scenes photos.
This is the story of how
the girl next door became
London's poster girl,
and how an ordinary woman
used an extraordinary
talent to claim the title
of the world's greatest
all-round female sports
star.
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This fantastic set
contains all you need to
play car bingo plus a
fantastic pocket book of
car games! Each bingo
card has a variety of
objects to spot with
varying difficulty - can
you find that last
aeroplane? The pocket car
games book includes even
more word, action,
spotting and imagination
games so there will be no
more boring road trips!
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Featuring pictures from
1969 to 1982, the images
collected here include
the first ever
photographs of Freddie
Mercury as a performer
with Ibex in Bolton in
June 1969, taken by
songwriter Chris Smith
who recounts his
experiences of the
night.Further early
images of Mercury include
pictures taken at Ealing
Art College and outside
his home in Shepherds
Bush where Queens first
official photo session
took place in 1973.
Images from their first
Japanese tour, from the
"Fat Bottomed
Girls" cover shoot,
on tour in South America
with Mercurys boyfriend,
and many more allow fans
to get closer to Mercury
and the rest of the band
than any previous
book.Furthermore, many
of the photographers of
these amazing images give
their insights and
stories, providing an
intimate insight into
Queen backstage,
onstage, and at play.
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Puzzle Post is a brand
new Arcturus puzzle
series, with each title
providing 500 mixed
puzzles to keep devoted
puzzle fans entertained
for hours. The pages are
jam packed with a broad
selection of puzzles from
Sudoku, Wordsearch and
Crosswords through to
Spidoku, number
crunchers, brainteasers
and many more. If you
like the puzzle pages in
newspapers these books
will be right up your
street.
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This is the life story of
the 20-something north
London girl who has taken
the music world by storm.
Topping the charts for
weeks on end and winning
consistent international
critical acclaim, she
already has two Grammys
and a clutch of other
awards. Although she
acknowledges influences
as diverse as The Spice
Girls and Etta James,
Adele's unique brand of
heartbroken soul is very
much her own, reflecting
her own emotions and
roller-coaster love life.
In the image-obsessed
world of pop music,
Adele is also widely
admired for her disarming
honesty and her
determination to do it
her way, performing only
at venues she likes,
refusing offers to use
her music in advertising
and staying in touch with
friends and family. She's
the grounded
girl-next-door with the
astounding voice of a
diva and despite her
phenomenal success,
perhaps the best is yet
to come from Adele. This
is her story so far.
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When the Royal Marines
Commandos returned to a
chaotic Helmand in the
winter of 2008, they
realised that to stand
any chance of success
they would need to pursue
an increasingly
determined Taliban harder
than ever before. This
time they were going to
hunt them down from the
air. With the support of
Chinooks, Apaches,
Lynx, Sea Kings and
Harriers, the Commandos
became a deadly mobile
unit, able to swoop at a
moments notice into the
most hostile territory.
From huge operations like
the gruelling Red Dagger,
when 3 Commando Brigade
fought in Somme-like mud
to successfully clear the
area around the capital
of Helmand, Lashkar Gar,
of encroaching enemy
forces, to the daily
acts of unsupported,
close-quarters 360-degree
combat and the
breath-taking, rapid
helicopter night assaults
behind enemy lines - this
was kind of battle that
brought Commando
qualities to the fore. As
with the Sunday Times
bestselling 3 Commando
Brigade, ex-Marine
Lieutenant Colonel Ewen
Southby-Tailyour brings
unparalleled access to
the troops, a soldier's
understanding of the
conflict and a visceral
sense of the combat
experience. This is the
real war in Afghanistan
as told to him by a
hand-picked band of young
fellow marines as they
encounter the daily
rigours of life on the
ground in the world's
most intense war zone.
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Whether you're stuck
indoors or playing in the
sun (or even in the car
travelling to the
seaside!), fill your
family time with The
Bumper Book of Family
Games. This action-packed
collection is the perfect
accompaniment wherever
you go as a family, with
over 110 beloved and new
activities to keep you
all entertained. Remember
the rules to classic
family games like Hide
and Seek, Charades and
Old Maid, and create new
traditions with modern
games like Ultimate,
Fizz-Buzz and Waving
Chicken! For players of
all ages, The Bumper
Book of Family Games is
your one-stop family shop
for everything you need
to keep the children
tearing the house down
through boredom. So,
turn off the TV, gather
the whole family
together, and get ready
to scream 'You're It!' as
loud as you can.
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Did you know that an
assassin is a
hashish-eater and a yokel
a country woodpecker?
That Dr Mesmer mesmerised
patients back to health
or that Samuel Pepys
enjoyed a good game of
handicap? While were at
it, what have spondulics
to do with spines or
lawyers with avocados?
Its a Wonderful Word,
bestselling author Albert
Jack collects over 500 of
the strangest,
funniest-sounding and
most delightful words in
the English language,
and traces them back to
their often puzzling
origins. While brushing
up on your gibberish or
gobbledygook, discover
why bastards should
resent travelling
salesmen, why sheets
should remain on
tenterhooks and why you
should never set down a
tumbler before finishing
your drink. From blotto
to bamboozle and from
claptrap to quango,
Albert Jacks addictive
anecdotes bring the
worlds most colourful
language to life and are
guaranteed to surprise
and entertain.
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Jarvis Cocker is widely
regarded as one of the
most original and
memorable lyricists and
performers of the last
three decades. Here, for
the first time, is a
selection of sixty-six
lyrics, presented with
commentary and an
introduction by the man
himself. In this volume,
readers and Pulp fans
will find such classic
Jarvis lyrics as Common
People, Disco 2000,
Babies, This is Hardcore
and Do You Remember the
First Time? The
selection, assembled by
the author, reveals a
sensibility that is
unmistakeably Jarvis: a
sometimes visceral,
sometimes everyday take
on love, relationships
and the things we do to
each other when the
lights get low. Mother,
Brother, Lover takes the
reader on a thirty-year
tour into the life, art
and preoccupations of one
of the great British
artists of the late
twentieth century.
Shocking, sharp, clever
and funny, it is a
beautiful collection of
lyrics and commentary.
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a special collection of
250 unique lists that
observe of the
idiosyncrasies of our
Isles and encompass
everything British.
Discover hundreds of
essential, intriguing
and bizarre facts about
your country's most
iconic subjects,
including: the 10 most
produced plays by
Shakespeare; 10 defunct
British national
holidays; the 10 longest
seaside piers; the 10
lowest-scoring UK
Eurovision entries; the
10 latest winners of the
World Conker
Championships; the 10
first performed Gilbert &
Sullivan operas; the Top
10 singles of all time
banned by the BBC; 10
unusual British laws; the
Top 10 Tesco's lines; the
10 latest winners of the
Pub of the Year award.
..plus 240 other
fascinating lists in this
at-a-glance guide to what
makes Britain great.
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Graham Johnson was a
fresh-faced journalist
with an ambition to break
the big news stories and
make his name as a star
reporter when an offer
came in to work at a
leading tabloid? he
couldn't say no.
Instantly, he found
himself drawn into a
world of sleaze, spin
and corruption - where
bending the law was
justifiable in the hunt
for the big-selling story
and bending the truth was
the norm. Against his
better judgement, Graham
found his niche in this
new world and, what's
more, he found that he
was good at it. In his
time at first the News of
the World then the Sunday
Mirror, he made a name
for himself as a man who
could deliver the story,
no matter what - a kind
of tabloid terrorist who
rifled through
celebrity's rubbish bins,
staked out politicians'
hotel rooms, and paid-up
page three girls to
seduce Premiership
footballers, all in the
name of scoring a
front-page story. Hack is
a compelling and
intoxicating story of one
man's time in the tabloid
jungle - a world that in
its heady mix of sex,
drugs and casual
immorality is reminiscent
of the City - and how he
ultimately saved himself.
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This brand new title for
serious puzzle lovers
contains over 300
puzzles, ensuring that
devoted puzzle fans will
be kept entertained for
hours. Sure to appeal to
older puzzlers or those
who appreciate the
convenience of larger
type, this book provides
hours of entertainment to
keep the brain fit!
Collect all three giant
titles in this series:
Mega Sudoku, Mega
Wordsearch and Mega
Crosswords
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Another year in cycling's
inexorable rise. The 2012
Tour de France and the
Olympic Games in London
has catapulted Bradley
Wiggins and several track
stars into limelight -
and a million 'mamils'
(middle aged men in
lycra) will be choking up
the country lanes of
Britain and Europe every
Sunday morning. This book
is unashamedly written
with love for the mamil.
The mamil dreams of the
romance of the great pro
races such as
Paris-Roubaix plus
weekends away in Italy
and France, not to
mention the home-grown
routes in Wales and
Scotland. He wants to
walk back into work on
Monday morning and
announce with a flourish:
"This time yesterday
morning, I was half-way
up Alpe d'Huez." Taking
in 12 cycling challenges,
one a month for a year,
across Britain and
northern and southern
Europe, this beautiful
book chronicles the
experiences of two mamils
and looks at what it
takes to tackle some of
the most iconic events in
cycling. With
breathtaking photography
and lively text that
conveys exactly how it
feels to be by turns
frozen, baked, lost,
exhausted but utterly
exhilarated and inspired
this is a book that will
resonate with any
aspiring road rat.
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A breathtaking
photographic book
showcasing some of the
greatest sports pictures
ever taken. This
remarkable collection of
stunning images from the
world of sport has been
put together by Getty
Images from their archive
of more than 600, 000
photographs. From
super-cool b/w images of
Muhammad Ali to frames
that capture a split
second of Formula One
glamoor taken with the
latest camera technology,
every page of Visions of
Sport contains a
jaw-dropping sporting
picture. Printed on high
quality art paper, this
book will make a
fantastic Christmas gift
for any sports fan.
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Along with my own
personal story, I am
going to write down a few
things that may amuse you
(or even take you down
some other emotional
path) and I'll let you in
on a few
so-far-unrevealed aspects
of my life. I'll try to
leave out the boring
bits. Don't be thinking
this is easy for me. I'm
darn good at getting
under other people's
skin, but opening up
about my own life is
quite a different matter.
So how shall I portray
myself? There are
choices, you know: Wife,
mother, psychologist,
writer, comedian,
actor, dancer, diver,
gypsy, dreamer, rich
girl, poor girl, beggar
girl, thief. I am all of
those and more. Tell you
what, you decide. You
decide exactly what I
am...A complicated
childhood in Australia,
a bold move to London,
being a woman in a man's
world on Not the Nine
O'clock News, becoming
Mrs Billy Connolly,
motherhood, career
changes and then Strictly
Come Dancing - told in
her own inimitable style,
The Varnished Untruth is
Pamela Stephenson's own
story.
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The Hitler Conspiracies
examines the intrigues
and "backstairs" deals
that allowed Hitler and
the Nazi Party to gain
political power in
Germany in 1933, and the
often bloody political
infighting that ensued
following National
Socialism's consolidation
of power, such as the
"Night of the Long
Knives" in 1934. However,
though Hitler strove to
create a wholly
centralised state, he
did not silence all
opposition. In Nazi
Germany there were some
Germans - members of the
pre-Hitler elite,
religious leaders,
students, and workers -
who were willingto
conspire against the
regime. The Hitler
Conspiracies covers all
these anti-Nazi movements
in full, thus building
into a thought-provoking
volume on the rise of the
Nazis and the opposition
to Hitler's tyrannical
regime.
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With the recent scrapping
of GCSEs fresh in
everyone's minds, The O
Level Book is the perfect
book to settle that
age-old argument between
the generations: were the
exams of yesteryear
really harder than
anything children have to
face today in the age of
calculators and spell
checkers? Are
contemporary kids less
intelligent than previous
generations? Here is the
chance to find out as the
whole family pit their
wits against one another
in the ultimate
generation game,
contrasting the schooling
of yesteryear with modern
educational practices.
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From surviving a horrific
terrorist attack in
Northern Ireland, to the
violence of the Gulf War
and an assault course of
harrowing experiences in
Iraq, Bosnia and
Columbia, Major Bill
Shaw, MBE had seen it
all. But Bill's strength
and courage was tested to
its absolute limits when
he was arrested for a
crime he did not commit.
Posted in Afghanistan
after two years in Iraq,
Bill was responsible for
the safety of four
hundred men in a
full-scale danger zone in
one of the most dangerous
countries in the world.
Bill had long accepted
that each day could be
his last. But he never
expected to find his own
life at risk under a
corrupt legal system.
Thrown into prison and
forced to share a
cramped, vermin-infested
cell, Bill had no idea
when, or even if, he
would see his family
again. This is the
incredible true story of
a brave soldier who
survived some of the
toughest war zones in the
world only to face the
nightmare of being
wrongfully imprisoned a
very long way from home.
Gritty and gripping,
this powerful military
memoir is an eye-opening
account of life on the
frontline.
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Ambushes. Hidden bombs.
Snipers. The point man is
the first to encounter
these signs of danger.
He's the soldier who
leads the patrol into
battle. Few survive for
long. Between 2007 and
2008, 20-year-old Kenny
Meighan was the
longest-serving point man
in Helmand province. An
exceptionally skilfull
and brave private who
came from a family of
soldiers, he was lucky
to stay alive. This is
the true story of how
Kenny took on the
toughest test a soldier
could face and lived to
tell the tale.
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Drug addiction. Criminal
behaviour. Murder... and
all before his sixteenth
birthday. From foster
home to children's home
to living rough on the
streets, Cain never had
a normal childhood. By
the age of 8 he was
carrying a knife. Seven
years later he was
serving time for killing
someone. Based on real
events, ex-prison
officer Ronnie Thompson
tells Cain's shocking
story and reveals what
really happens to teenage
offenders both on the
streets and once they're
behind bars. Prison
riots, assaults on
officers, roof-top
protests and brutal acts
of violence - this is an
inside account of life in
a young offender's
institute and of an angry
young man spiralling
dangerously out of
control.
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From the sublime to the
ridiculous, Just My Typo
is a hilarious collection
of typographical errors,
slips of the pen and
embarrassing misprints
which, like any typo of
any kind, should never
have happened, cannot be
excused, and must not in
any way be glorified.
Enjoy. You'll travel back
in time to meet great
figures from history: Sir
Francis Drake (who
circumcised the world in
a small ship), Queen
Victoria (who pissed
graciously over the Menai
Bridge), and Rambo (the
famous French poet).
You'll find moral
instruction ('Blessed are
the meek, for they shall
irrigate the earth') and
pearls of wisdom ('love
is just a passing
fanny'). You'll be
outraged by politicians
who exploit disasters to
boost their pubic
profiles; entranced by
lambs that gamble in the
fields; concerned for a
man who was admitted to
hospital suffering from
severe buns; and appalled
to meet 11-year-old twins
Helen and Ugh.
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From Grandma's Kitchen
with Love is the ultimate
collection of tasty,
sweet and savoury
recipes, with two recipe
books bursting with
Grandma's tried and
tested ideas, plus
beautiful decorations to
really make your
home-made creations stand
out from the crowd!
Grandma's Family Meals
contains time-honoured
recipes handed down from
Grandma's kitchen and
will bring your family
together for a delicious
home-cooked meal. From
simple weekday suppers to
quick comfort food and
crowd-pleasing classics,
Grandma's got it covered!
Grandma's Sweet Treats
contains recipes for
delicious desserts, cute
cookies, perfect
pastries and pies and
much more, the perfect
end to a family meal! Two
books in sturdy card
slipcase with added
twine, cake flags and
gift tags to decorate and
gift your baked goods.
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